Bill Summary: SB 898 - Election Administration Modifications

• Clarifies treatment of multiple votes cast for cross-endorsed candidates as "unassigned votes" to be attributed proportionally to endorsing parties by head moderators.

• Requires the Secretary of the State to publish and permanently archive on the Internet any declaratory rulings, opinions, or interpretations concerning election regulations and instructions.

• Modifies voter registrar training requirements to include at least four hours of in-person training annually, allowing training through the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut or approved third parties.

• Requires random selection of voting districts for post-election audits to occur within seventy-two hours after any election or primary, open to the public.

• Clarifies that individuals who enroll in a party after the earliest date primary petitions become available cannot be counted toward the party enrollment numbers used to calculate nominating petition signature requirements.